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Title:: Survival Trapping and Meat Preservation
When:: 25 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010 09:00 AM - 17:00 PM
Where:: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum - St. Leonard
Category:: Sponsored Class

Description

This class is in partnership with Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum staff.

Learn how to construct simple traps to secure wild animals for food in a survival situation.

Trapping is the most efficient way to gather food in a survival situation. Once set, traps hunt for you while you rest or work on other survival tasks therefore conserving energy. In this short class you will learn the basic principles behind traps and how to construct them focusing on a few select traps such as the deadfall, toggle stick, spring pole and snare.

This class harms NO animals and all local trapping laws are adhered to.

Learn how to preserve meat by smoking. Smoking is an ancient method of food preservation that is still practiced because it adds an interesting flavor. Smoking is a preservative because smoke contains chemical compounds that retard the growth of harmful bacteria.

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Notes

We will meet in Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum's Indian Village.

Bring your own snacks, lunch and beverage for the day.

Venue

Place:: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum - Website
Street:: 10115 Mackall Road
ZIP:: 20685
City:: St. Leonard
State:: Maryland
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Description

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum is a state history and archaeology museum exploring the changing cultures and environment of the Chesapeake Bay region of the past 12,000 years.

Visitors can investigate thousands of years of human history by touring archaeological sites and trails, acres of working farmland, restored farm buildings and museum exhibits, and by attending educational programs.

More than 70 archaeological sites have been identified, from the prehistoric period 9,000 years ago through the Colonial period, and including the site of the 1814 Battle of St. Leonard Creek the largest naval engagement in Maryland's history.

Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum is part of the Maryland Historical Trust, an agency of the Maryland Department of Planning, Baltimore, Maryland.

Directions

Located just 45 minutes south of the Washington Capital Beltway in Calvert County, Maryland.

From the North

From Washington Beltway: (approx. 1 hour)
Take Route 4 (Exit 11) south towards Upper Marlboro, keep going south to Prince Frederick. Go through Prince Frederick, continue on Route 4 for 3 miles, turn right on Route 264 (Broomes Island Road). Then follow Route 264 for two miles, then turn left on Route 265 (Mackall Road) and follow for six miles. Turn right into Park entrance. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Parking is on your right directly across from the Visitor Center.

From Baltimore:(approx. 1 hour; 45 minutes)
Take I-695 to I-97 (left exit). Take I-97 south, take exit for Route 3 south. Take Route 3 south, which turns into Route 301 South. At Upper Marlboro, take Route 4 south to Prince Frederick. Go through Prince Frederick, continue on Route 4 for 3 miles, turn right on Route 264 (Broomes Island Road). Then follow Route 264 for two miles, then turn left on Route 265 (Mackall Road) and follow for six miles. Turn right into Park entrance. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Parking is on your right directly across from the Visitor Center.

From Annapolis: (approx. 1 hour)
Take Route 2 south until it runs into Route 4. Take Route 4 south to Prince Frederick. Go through Prince Frederick, continue on Route 4 for 3 miles, turn right on Route 264 (Broomes Island Road). Then follow Route 264 for two miles, then turn left on Route 265 (Mackall Road) and follow for six miles. Turn right into Park entrance. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Parking is on your right directly across from the Visitor Center.

From Waldorf: (approx. 45 minutes)
Take Route 5 to Hughesville and turn left on Route 231. Follow Route 231 for 13 miles to Prince Frederick. Turn right (south) on Route 4. Follow Route 4 for 3 miles, turn right on Route 264 (Broomes Island Road). Then follow Route 264 for two miles, then turn left on Route 265 (Mackall Road) and follow for six miles. Turn right into Park entrance. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Parking is on your right directly across from the Visitor Center.

From the South

From Lexington Park: (approx. 45 minutes)
Take Route 235 north to Route 4. Turn right (north) on Route 4 towards Prince Frederick. Turn left on Parran Road. Follow Parran Road to its end at Mackall Road. Turn left onto Mackall Road and go 3 miles to the Park entrance on the right. Follow driveway into Park, Visitor Center will be on your left. Parking is on your right directly across from Visitor Center.